FIFA World Cup: Chile inflict a ‘Maracanazo’ on Spain

The defending champions' dominating reign in the world of modern football came to a shattering end when they were handed a 2-0 defeat by Chile, who turned out to be too hot to handle (Source: AP)

Spain's fate was decided in the first half itself when goals from Eduardo Vargas and Charles Aranguiz gave them an early and substantial 2-0 lead (Source: AP)

After a heavy defeat against the Netherlands in their previous encounter, Spain needed a special effort to get their World Cup campaign back on track. That, however, didn't happen as the capacity crowd saw the 2010 champions crash out in the group stages (Source: AP)

Chile, who have six points, are tied with the Dutch unit and will battle it out in Sao Paulo to decide the group winners on Monday (Source: AP)

Spain seemed a tired unit who never posed any threat to the Chile unit, who were very disciplined in the middle (Source: AP)

The Chileans swept into the lead after 20 minutes when Eduardo Vargas fired a Charles Aranguiz cross (Source: Reuters)

Spanish goalie Casillas, who had a forgettable game against the Dutch, was poor again. He punched a Sanchez kick straight back to Aranguiz, who made full use of the opportunity and found the back of the net (Source: AP)

After conceding two goals in the first half, Spain never got back and crashed out of the 2014 edition (Source: AP)

The Chile team was not short of support as the capacity crowd got behind them in a must-win encounter against the defending champions (Source: Reuters)

There were contrasting scenes both inside and outside the stadium. Seen here: a Spanish fan can't believe his team - the defending champions - is knocked out in the group stages (Source: Reuters)